Top Ten: Texas and U.S. facing growing threat of domestic IEDs

Celebs’ GOP picks

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Each week, Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse at the most popular posts on our site. Here are your ten favorite posts for the week of Aug. 5 to Aug. 11:

1. Texas woman picked as one of 50 most beautiful in DC: Fort Worth native Stephanie Stouffer made the No. 37 spot on the annual list. Virginia Pommerening reports>>

2. Elton John joins Matt Damon in praise George W. Bush’s anti-AIDS efforts: The singer, who once called Bush “the worst thing that ever happened to America,” has developed a newfound respect for the former president after meeting him recently, and praised him for his efforts in fighting HIV and AIDS. Steffi Porter reports >>

4. Texas and U.S. facing growing threat of domestic IEDs: Improvised explosive devices have claimed the lives and limbs of thousands of American soldiers across Iraq and Afghanistan. Stewart Powell reports >>

6. The List: Which presidential polls were more accurate?: The Pew Research Center and Rasmussen Reports were the most accurate in predicting the results of the 2008 election, according to an analysis by a Fordham University political scientist. Rick Dunham reports >>

9. TexMessage: Two Texas big-names absent from Republican convention lineup: Gov. Rick Perry told The New York Times that he sees his role as an interior lineman for the Romney campaign. Priya Anand reports >>